Changing usernames?

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I was wondering if there is a way to change how other
people's usernames appear on MSN. For example, a lot of
people I talk to use really stupid names, things like song
lyrics (but they feel the need to use about 4 lines of
thesong!) and Ican't really keep track of who is who. Is
there anyway I can alter their profile so it jusy
says "Steve" or "Diana" on my screen?
 
Greetings,

Unfortunately you can't change the usernames of the people on your contact
list.

Best of luck!
 
Ok, I'm in trouble then. I been chatting to 6 different
women in my area on MSN, who obviously don't know about
each other, and I'm having trouble remembering which is
which, so I was kinda hoping that'd save me. Obviously
not though. Cheers anyway
 
Greetings,

You can't directly rename your contacts in Messenger at this time. However, you can get this
functionality by using a third-party addition called Messenger Plus. To do so, install
Messenger Plus from here: http://www.msgplus.net (please read through the installation, as
you probably don't want to install the "sponsor"). After installation, open up the main
Messenger window, click the Plus! menu, then Preferences, under Contact List, choose Custom
Contact Names. Please note that this feature also requires MSN Messenger 6.x and will not
work in previous Messenger versions.
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You could also consider listing your friends in email address order. This
doesnt change like the nick names do.

motiger
 
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